Composer/pianist Ola Gjeilo joins the CWU Chamber Choir (Gary Weidenaar, director) in presenting Gjeilo's "Northern LIghts". In mid-April, 2011, Ola spent 3 days on the Central Washington University Campus for a project in which he joined the choir in ...  moreComposer/pianist Ola Gjeilo joins the CWU Chamber Choir (Gary Weidenaar, director) in presenting Gjeilo's "Northern LIghts". In mid-April, 2011, Ola spent 3 days on the Central Washington University Campus for a project in which he joined the choir in recording 3 of his compositions. On this video, Gjeilo adds an improvised accompaniment (in a one-take rendition) to his composition "Northern Lights"-- which is published as an unaccompanied piece. Because of his view that improvising is a wonderful snapshot of artists "at that moment", the project was entitled "In the Moment". The other composition to which he created an improvised accompaniment was "Ubi Caritas". He also accompanied the choir on "The Ground", which includes CWU's resident faculty quartet -- the Kairos String Quartet. Here are the other "In the Moment" YouTube URL's: The project's trailer/preview video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YrvEgQl57b0 Ubi Caritas http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8_7mcGqsKP8 The Ground: http://www.yo...    less

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Svete Tihiy (Alexander Gretchaninov) is sung by the CWU Chamber Choir (Gary Weidenaar, director) "Hail, Gladsome Light" was sung in mid-April, 2011. This video was recorded in the Jerilyn S. McIntyre Music Building Concert Hall at Central Washington ...  moreSvete Tihiy (Alexander Gretchaninov) is sung by the CWU Chamber Choir (Gary Weidenaar, director) "Hail, Gladsome Light" was sung in mid-April, 2011. This video was recorded in the Jerilyn S. McIntyre Music Building Concert Hall at Central Washington University, using 5 HD cameras. Other YouTube videos of the Choir include music by Claudio Monteverdi, John Muehleisen, Einojuhani Rautavaara., Vijay Singh, Tomás Luis da Victoria, and Ola Gjeilo (in which the composer joins the choir on Piano) Monteverdi's Sestina can be found on the following two videos: (pieces 1-3 & 4-6): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-5_qClRojFw http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G786-GV1NT8 The rest of the videos can be found on CWU Music Department's YouTube channel: http://www.youtube.com/user/CWUMusicdept Follow the choir on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/CWU.Chamber.Choir All CWU Chamber Choir videos found on YouTube are posted only after an agreement is reached or a contract is signed with the composer and/o...    less

Dress rehearsal recording.

“Dark Night of the Soul” (Ola Gjeilo) is sung by The Central Washington University Chamber Choir (Gary Weidenaar, director) joined by Ola Gjeilo on the piano and the Kairos String Quartet (comprised of CWU string faculty) TEXT: One dark night, fired...  more“Dark Night of the Soul” (Ola Gjeilo) is sung by The Central Washington University Chamber Choir (Gary Weidenaar, director) joined by Ola Gjeilo on the piano and the Kairos String Quartet (comprised of CWU string faculty) TEXT: One dark night, fired with love’s urgent longings —ah, the sheer grace!— I went out unseen, my house being now all stilled. In darkness, and secure, by the secret ladder, disguised, —ah, the sheer grace!— in darkness and concealment, my house being now all stilled. On that glad night, in secret, for no one saw me, nor did I look at anything, with no other light or guide than the one that burned in my heart. - St. John of the Cross (1542-1592) ABOUT THE WORK: “Dark Night of the Soul was written in 2010, and premiered that year by the Phoenix Chorale. The text, three stanzas from St. John of the Cross’ magical poem Dark Night of the Soul, was suggested to me by Joel Rinsema, Executive Director of the Phoenix Chorale, and I fell in love with its passio...    less

FINAL ROUND Helsinki Music Centre September 22, 2012 Gabaq-an Ruben Federizon Conducted by Emmanuel P. de Leon, Jr.

170 voices who sing with the Philly Pops

[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my blog From the Front of the Choir] I had a friend who moved to a new town and set up a new choir, blissfully ignorant of the 100+ community Chorus that already existed there.   phot...

Four members of the Bach Choir from Bonn in Germany will be in the audience next Saturday evening (10 December) at Leeds Town Hall for a performance of Handel’s Messiah by Leeds Festival Chorus.   They will be arriving in the city along with ...

A brilliant moment from our concert in Stirling's Tolbooth Theatre. :-) 5/5/15